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Full interview: Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah on jail plan

1 year 8 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- There may have cell phone jamming technology headed to the City Justice Center. Correctional Commissioner Jennifer Clemons-Abdullah revealed the plan during a one-on-one interview with FOX Files Investigator Mitch McCoy. She said the technology would prevent cell phone usage in the City Justice Center (CJC), but it's something the federal government would [...]
Mitch McCoy

UK Court Ruling Has Potential To Free Up The Public Domain; But Museums Might Still Block It

1 year 8 months ago
There’s a post on the Creative Commons blog with some important news about copyright (in the UK, at least): In November 2023, the Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan offered an important clarification of the originality requirement under UK copyright law, which clears a path for open culture to flourish in the UK. In setting the copyright originality […]
Mike Masnick

Recreational sex is the oldest recreation of all

1 year 8 months ago
Against all odds, it appears that conservatives are having a recreational sex moment. They're against it: I hate to be "that guy," but, um, recreational sex is not a recent invention. It's not even an ancient invention. And it's certainly not responsible for anything new and different about modern society. Just thought I'd point that ...continue reading "Recreational sex is the oldest recreation of all"
Kevin Drum

Health whining

1 year 8 months ago
I want to take this opportunity to say that all this "golden years" stuff is a crock. I'm only 65 and I've got multiple myeloma; degraded hips that make it hard to walk; diabetes (almost); peripheral neuropathy; possibly prostate cancer;¹ moderate chronic depression; and now a very painful hemorrhoid.² Plus high blood pressure and high ...continue reading "Health whining"
Kevin Drum